Western Canada climate supports October strawberries and corn
A travel piece from Moesomin Saskatchewan describes October fruit and vegetable ripening, green corn and ripe strawberries, plus abundant garden flowers and a hospitable farm home. It highlights Western Canada's favorable climate, soil, and effort by a homeowner who enjoys gardening and hospitality.
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Moesomin
Saskatchewan
Canada
A. B. Smith
Rocavville
Dominion of Canada
Central States
Man's weight and restraint tale underscores change
A pithy saying notes a large man who keeps quiet can slim down more easily than others. It frames restraint as a path to transformation and personal control.
Blue Moon Pearl Tale of Flatwoods River Houseboat
Pearlhunter, a boy raised by his mother on a Wa bash river houseboat, learns part of her tragic life. He meets a girl he dubs the Wild Rose, but she vanishes. They move into a vacant cabin, a stranger arrives, and the youth drives him away. That night he finds a giant pearl, the Blue Moon, in a mussel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash River
Pearlhunter
Wild Rose
Milford
Fallen Rock
Tve
Bull Masterson
Obenchain
Wabash
Tie
Flatwoods
Pearlhunter Faces Rival as Blue Moon Sparks Tension
In Fallen Rock river town, the Pearlhunter returns with the famed Blue Moon pearl. A confrontation with the Man-in-the-Fancy-West ends in a tense stand-off at the Mud Hen. The two gunmen exchange words before the rival exits, leaving unspoken scores and looming danger.
Man Without a Name in a Pearlhunter Scene
A Pearlhunter sits on a cabin doorstep in a June setting on Wolf Run. A fresh mound marked by shells and orchids sits near the riverbank as the figure mourns or contemplates, blending memory with nature in a terse, symbolic moment.
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Ona
Tire names and spellings around the world
The article traces the word tire history from its original meaning to the worn sense of road contact. It notes British spelling tyre versus tire and lists international terms such as neumaticos in Spanish, llantas in Mexico, gomas in Cuba, pneus in French, and gummiringer in Danish, highlighting regional language variation.
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England
Canada
Ingland
Britannica
Chile
Argentine
Mexico
Cuba
Brazil
Gummriginger
Names of English Admirals and their martial echoes
In a quotation from Virginibus Puerisque by Lows Stevenson the author notes that many English admirals carry bold high sounding names like Drake, Rooke, Hawke, Benbow, Raleigh and Cloudesley Shovel. The passage links name tone to qualities of bold conduct and martial spirit.
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Pym
Habakuk
Draka
Rooke
Hawke
Wrobisher
Rodney
Beecawen
Benbow
Raleigh
Virginibus
Lows Stevenson
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Doan
Ohio
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Wellston
Dean
Foster-Milburn CO
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Dr. King
Dr.Kings
Sloan's
Walter Ster
Baker
Calid
Anes Tster
Mass
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